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Motherjones.com
- by Julianne McShaneOn Monday night, President Donald Trump announced his new pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after firing the previous commissioner and baselessly alleging that recently released poor jobs numbers were “rigged.” Trump’s pick for the post is EJ Antoni, a conservative economist at the Heritage Foundation and a longtime critic of the […]
- by Julianne McShaneDuring his campaign for a second term in office, President Donald Trump claimed that he would leave abortion “to the states” if reelected. Trump has, in fact, managed to quietly shape the national abortion politics in his second term. According to a new analysis from the Associated Press, roughly half of Trump’s nominees to the […]
- by Julianne McShaneSince the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, the Israeli military has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The latest deaths include six journalists—five for Al Jazeera and one freelancer—who the Israeli military killed on Sunday in Gaza City, according to CPJ. Those killed include […]
- by Sheena SamuThis story was produced in partnership with CBS News. Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that would enable lawsuits targeting the use of medication to terminate pregnancies. Their proposal would also take aim at shield laws in other states […]
- by Inae OhResidents of Washington, DC, where crime rates have consistently fallen, can soon expect to see the National Guard patrolling the streets as a part of President Trump’s claims that violent crime is rampant in the capital. The plan, which Trump celebrated as a liberation, will also reportedly include 120 temporarily reassigned FBI agents to assist […]
- by Oliver MilmanThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Across America’s fabled but overstretched national parks, unusual scenes are playing out this summer following budget cuts by Donald Trump’s administration. Archeologists are staffing ticket booths, ecologists are covering visitor centers, and the superintendents of parks are even cleaning the toilets. The National […]
- by Julianne McShaneUpdate, Aug. 12: On Tuesday, a district court granted a temporary restraining order and ruled that officials must provide detained people at 26 Federal Plaza with notice of their legal rights, adequate space, improved sleeping conditions, hygiene products, and access to free and regular phone calls to their attorneys. A new class-action lawsuit filed by a coalition of immigration advocacy […]
- by Julianne McShaneDr. Phil McGraw, the daytime television psychologist-turned-Trump surrogate, really wants you to believe a ludicrous claim: He is just not that into politics. “I don’t think I’m qualified to talk about politics,” he told the New York Times, in a new profile published on Sunday. This is absurd. As my colleagues Inae Oh and Isabela […]
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Crooksandliars.com
- by Conover KennardThe leader of the Free World, to say the least, is supposed to know about the world. Donald Trump put on full display his lack of knowledge about the world on Truth Social while whining once again that he's being mistreated. "Very unfair media is at work on my meeting with Putin," he wrote. "Constantly […]
- by Susie MadrakYambo is desperately seeking a “big thing” to distract from Jeffrey Epstein—and is willing to sacrifice Ukraine to achieve it, his biographer Michael Wolff told the Daily Beast. In the Daily Beast podcast, Inside Trump’s Head, the best-selling author told co-host Joanna Coles that the president is making “relentless” calls to aides and allies to […]
- by John AmatoDonald Trump has told the press twice he was going to meet Putin in Russia, when their summit is in Alaska, part of the United States as of now, at least. During Tuesday's White House press briefing, AI Barbie Press secretary was asked if Trump was actually believed he was going to Russia instead of […]
- by HeatherDemocratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico did a nice job of taking apart Fox host Will Cain's lame attacks trying to pretend both sides are equal when it comes to the issue of gerrymandering. As we've discussed here, Democrats are refusing to just lay down while Texas Republicans try to cheat their way into maintaining […]
- by Susie MadrakSo of course Joe Scarborough was kissing Orange Ass over the takeover of D.C. Via The Wrap: In response to President Trump‘s takeover of the Washington, D.C., police force and his impending deployment of the National Guard, “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough argued Tuesday morning that Democratic politicians have adopted the “wrong” approach. Despite crime […]
- by Susie MadrakTrump is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” of hundreds of National Guard troops for deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest, according to internal Pentagon documents. Via The Washington Post: The plan calls for 600 troops to be on standby at all times so they can […]
- by Ed ScarceThis is so stupid it'll probably happen. Source: Daily Beast An ex-DOGE staffer known as “Big Balls” could end up receiving the highest civilian honor in the United States, placing him in the company of luminaries such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa. Two weeks after 19-year-old Edward Coristine was viciously assaulted […]
- by Steve in Manhattand r i f t g l a s s – this feels like winning; First Draft – Mary Kay, Amway, and Donald Trump; Mike the Mad Biologist – AI is very good at mediocrity; Tell Me a Story – of razor-toothed radishes and South Park; The Rude Pundit – where the hell have I […]
Medium.com
- by Left WisdomSo why did I pick this title. Because I am not a polite person. I don’t believe in mincing words and sparing the feelings of the enemy of the ideology that I have obtained from reading about the foundation and continance of this country. To set the stage, let me give my own personal snapshot […]
- by Left WisdomWhy MAGA itself is evil — no excusesLet’s make one thing perfectly clear. I do not knowingly associate with MAGA persons, nor do I ever plan on it. The guy above looks like a cool dude, and would likely fit into the culture of New Orleans by looks only. I have seen grown men walking down the street […]
- by Left Wisdom***Here I am sharing my review of this good book by Sarah Knzior explaining how the evil of the trump lead destruction of every good thing that the American nation, and people had managed to achieve over the last 100 years in our efforts to achieve full-citizen human rights. But then a lot list of […]
- by Left WisdomThis is a political philosophy that would only work for the anybody but the elite unless we were living in a perfect world. A world that is, where everybody has the same opportunities and starts out at the same level in society. The world is obviously not perfect by any portion of the definition so […]
- by Left WisdomNot only is trump an evil plight on government and the American People, the Supreme Court has become one too. And yes, I know that Roberts is whining that we should “criterize him or the court”, but that bull crap. He and the rest of court with the exception of Kagan, Somomayer, and Jackson have […]
- by Left WisdomPicture from GettyimagesBefore somebody accuses me of being biased, after watching the absolute destruction of every liberty, and every item of freedom we, in this nation have even had per the construction, detroyed by the so called trump adminstration (more like a kafkocracy in my view), suffice it to say, I am definitely NOT “fair”…have […]
- by Left WisdomI see people on video on the internet lamenting the fact that our country, the United States, is so divided. Well, I don’t care about “being united”. I have nothing in common with trump, Miller or any of the other extreme right people that are part of the MAGA mob of terrorists in this country. […]
- by Left WisdomThe young man of 33 who is expected to end up as the next Mayor of New York. Who is he? What will he do? As a gay man, I have to admit, I find him very attractive, he has the kind of smile that makes my heart flutter. However, I am being to see […]
Democracynow.org
- YouTube Star Ms. Rachel on Her Gaza Advocacy: "My Deep Care for Children Doesn't Stop at Any Border"We speak with Rachel Griffin Accurso, the educator known to millions around the world as Ms. Rachel, who has become a leading advocate for children in Gaza. Her YouTube channel for young children became wildly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic and today has more than 16 million subscribers. Since the start of Israel’s war on […]
- Israeli Forces Kill 123 Palestinians in a Day Amid Campaign to Seize Gaza City, Protesters Demand Justice for Anas al-Sharif and Other Journalists Assassinated by Israel, Israeli Peace Activists Demand Closure of Notorious Gaza Aid Group, Foreign Ministers of 26 Nations Demand Israel Restore Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Kill 40 in […]
- Israel Has "Deliberate Strategy" of Killing Palestinian Journalists Like Anas al-Sharif: U.N. ExpertGlobal condemnation is mounting over the assassination of one of the most prominent journalists in Gaza, Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, along with four of his colleagues at the network and a sixth journalist — the freelance reporter Mohammed al-Khalidi. The killing of al-Sharif and his colleagues is “really murder,” says Irene Khan, U.N. special […]
- President Trump secretly signed a directive approving the Pentagon’s use of military force on foreign soil to target Latin American drug cartels, according to a New York Times report. The order gives the Pentagon authority to direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels designated by the Trump administration to be terrorist […]
- After announcing the federal takeover of law enforcement in D.C. in the White House briefing room, President Trump painted a grim picture of the capital — including “roving mobs of wild youth” — that contrasts with crime figures showing D.C. reached a 30-year low in violent crime last January. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of African […]
- President Trump announced Monday that he is taking “historic action” to “take the capital back” by deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and federalizing the city’s police department to “re-establish law and order,” and threatened the homeless population with jail time if they do not leave the city. Monica Hopkins, executive director of the […]
- Five More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza as Israeli Attacks Kill 89 in a Day, World Leaders Condemn Israel’s Assassination of Journalists in Gaza, Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Divests from Israeli Companies, Citing Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, Trump Takes Control of Washington, D.C., Police Force and Deploys National Guard, Federal Court Hears Arguments Trump Violated […]
- As immigration raids and arrests continue to terrorize communities across the United States, we look at grassroots efforts to fight back. ICE has faced widespread backlash over the arrest of community advocates swept up while documenting raids across the country, many of them U.S. citizens. In Los Angeles, nurse and community activist Amanda Trebach was […]